Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: Engineer remanded in police custody till June 5

A Mumbai court on Friday remanded a structural engineer in police custody till June 5, reported PTI. The structural engineer was arrested in connection with the May 13 hoarding collapse that killed 17 persons in Ghatkopar. Structural engineer Manoj Sanghu was produced in the magistrate court after he was arrested by the Crime Branch on Thursday. Sanghu, who was appointed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), had given a stability certificate to the hoarding, which crashed onto a petrol…

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Mumbai Local Train Update: WR cancels Churchgate-Mumbai Central `Jumbo` block

In view of the Major Block being undertaken over Central Railway and for the convenience of commuters, Western Railway has cancelled the Jumbo Block which was scheduled to be undertaken on UP & DOWN Fast lines between Churchgate and Mumbai Central (Local) stations on Sunday. Earlier on Friday, Western Railway had announced a five hour jumbo block will be in place between Churchgate and Mumbai Central (Local) stations on Sunday for maintenance work, said  on Friday. The block was…

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Mumbai Coastal Road Leakage: Two joints repaired to stop seepage, says BMC

Efforts to mitigate moisture infiltration in the underground tunnel of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project are underway. Two joints within the tunnel have been successfully treated to prevent the water seepage, said BMC on Friday. This effectively brought moisture levels under control in the vicinity of three joints. The developments were inspected by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Administrator, Mr. Bhushan Gagrani, who oversaw repair works on-site on Friday. A comprehensive update on the measures undertaken within the underground…

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Thane civic body announces 5 per cent water cut due to less supply from BMC

The Thane Municipal Corporation on Friday announced a 5 per cent water cut in the city and also said the cut would be 10 per cent from June 5. In a release, it said the water cut was due to less supply from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. “Due to decrease in reserves in the reservoirs that supply water to Mumbai, the BMC has decided to reduce the water supply by 5 per cent as a precautionary measure. Due to…

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Mumbai: MMRDA prepares for monsoon with 24×7 control room

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has established a Control Room to function around the clock during the next monsoon season. This service will be accessible from June 1, 2024 until September 30, 2024. The Control Room`s emergency contact numbers are 022-26591241, 022-26594176, 8657402090, and 1800228801 (toll-free). The Control Room attempts to alleviate the inconvenience caused by tree uprooting, waterlogging, accidents, traffic bottlenecks, potholes, and other MMRDA project-related difficulties. Metro Projects Over 300 engineers and staff will be…

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Mumbai: Quack running clinic booked for fifth time

The Crime Branch Unit 12 of the Mumbai police has nabbed a fake doctor running a clinic using the Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) degree of his wife. Parvez Abdul Aziz Shaikh, 46, who was running the clinic in the Malwani area of Malad West, was arrested on Wednesday night. The police have also booked his wife Sajiya Sahab Ali and issued a notice under Section 41(A) for her to appear before the Malvani police for investigation,…

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Mumbai Metro Rail contractors owe Rs 370 cr property tax

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has officially announced that there are Rs 370 crore due in pending property tax with Metro railway contractors for their casting yard. The civic body has sent notices to these contractors to pay these dues before the end of the financial year. The BMC is focused on recovering pending property tax as the only three days are left for the year-end. It has sent a notice to several contractors working for the Metro Rail…

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Mumbai airport denies Pak media reports that plane was denied landing

The Pakistani media alleged that Mumbai airport denied an emergency landing to Saudia flight SA805 on February 20 from Dhaka to Riyadh, citing a medical emergency. Mumbai ATC, AAI, and sources from Mumbai airport clarified that the flight was given permission to land but chose to go around, eventually landing at Karachi airport due to the passenger’s deteriorating condition. Industry veteran Captain Skahti Lumba criticised the incident on X, saying, “Saudi plane makes emergency landing in Karachi after India…

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Mumbai: DGCA initiates probe into taxiing incident

The DGCA has de-rostered two IndiGo pilots after the wingtip of an IndiGo aircraft grazed a wingtip of a stationary Air India Express plane at Kolkata Airport on Wednesday while the former was taxiing. Both aircraft had passengers on board but there were no reports of any injuries. The wings of both the planes were damaged. “Given the damage to the planes’ wingtips, both aircraft have been grounded for detailed inspections,” said a senior DGCA air safety official. A…

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Forced attendance notice politically motivated: sources on Dhruv Goyal talk row

A day after Mumbai University issued a notice to Thakur College, sources dubbed it as an attempt to tarnish the image of BJP’s Mumbai-North Lok Sabha candidate Piyush Goyal. The controversy stems from an event that happened in Kandivali’s Thakur College on Saturday, where sources said Goyal’s son Dhruv merely encouraged young first-time voters to come out and exercise their franchise and said nothing political in nature. Sources said the notice was issued at the behest of the opposition…

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